Warren being Warren, this was surely a carefully thought-out move, not casual spur of the moment. It certainly gives Bernie Sanders very little to work with in the fight for progressive support 2/
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Theater criticism aside, the big news from last night's debate was Warren's full-on embrace of single-payer – something I'm fine with on the merits, but consider a very hard policy to pursue given political realities 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/opinion/medicare-for-all-democrats.html …
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Warren being Warren, it's also a good bet that she will eventually get much more specific. My guess (hope?) is that if she ends up being the nominee, she'll have a plan that might eventually get us to single-payer but won't suddenly yank away private coverage 3/
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But we'll have to see. Health care should be a huge Democratic-advantage issue in the general, given ongoing GOP efforts to destroy Obamacare. Will that advantage be placed at risk? 4/
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This took me by surprise. A big mistake. Taking good insurance away from people and replacing it with something not as good isn't going to fly politically. Hope she walks it back soon.
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Power & control fuels capitalism, my grandmother would say, "that capitalism is a well organized communism”
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Wow an economist abuela, you must have had so many great conversations as a child
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In the end... Medicare for almost all is on its way. Might as well get ready.pic.twitter.com/HVIko942Qi
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I hope it's a negotiating tactic. Ask for single payer, but compromise for public option.
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I’m a working voting American who wants to keep my health insurance. I will not vote for an medicare for all candidate who does not consider people who want to keep their insurance. Fix Obamacare, but let me keep my insurance. Trump will win on this.
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